41 Facts About Nile Ranger

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Nile Ranger was born on 11 April 1991 and is an English former professional footballer who most recently played as a striker, for Boreham Wood.

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Nile Ranger, who was incarcerated for involvement in armed robbery as a teenager, served a prison sentence for fraud in 2017.

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Nile Ranger began his football career at Crystal Palace Football Academy and was at their development centre from a young age.

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Nile Ranger was with the Protec Football Development School for a few weeks before being scouted by Southampton.

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Nile Ranger's career was almost over before it began, as whilst playing for the club he was sentenced to 11 weeks in a Young Offender's Institute for his part in an armed street robbery in Muswell Hill committed before signing for the club.

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Nile Ranger returned to Southampton after completing his sentence, but was eventually released as a player with a bad reputation.

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Nile Ranger was offered terms by Swindon Town after a successful trial before Newcastle signed him.

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8.

Nile Ranger made his academy debut against Leicester City on 23 August 2008 and made his debut for the reserve team against Sunderland at St James' Park on 1 September 2008.

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Nile Ranger impressed hugely in these levels, finishing with 15 goals for the Under-18s and seven for the reserves in his first season on Tyneside.

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Nile Ranger was rewarded by then-manager Alan Shearer with a new and improved three-and-a-half-year contract.

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Nile Ranger started several games after, for a while, being the club's only fit striker after the sale of Andy Carroll to Liverpool and injuries to Shola Ameobi and Leon Best.

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On 21 November 2011, having failed to appear for Newcastle in the season up to that date, Nile Ranger signed on loan for Championship club Barnsley until 14 January 2012.

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Nile Ranger's loan was cut short and he returned to Newcastle.

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Nile Ranger left Newcastle by mutual consent on 1 March 2013.

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Nile Ranger joined Swindon Town of League One on a one-year deal, with the option of a second, on 16 August 2013.

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Nile Ranger played one more game before again failing to turn up at the club.

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Unfortunately, what's best for the club is having to sit down with Nile Ranger and talk about parting ways.

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Nile Ranger had played 28 games in all competitions, scoring ten goals.

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On 16 August 2014 Nile Ranger signed for Blackpool of the Championship on a one-year deal.

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Nile Ranger claimed he had to return to London for "family issues".

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On 2 February 2016, Blackpool announced that Nile Ranger had left the club.

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On 1 December Nile Ranger signed a new contract with Southend, committing him to the club until 2020.

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On 29 October 2020, after a stint at Barnet Sunday League side AC United, Nile Ranger signed for Northern Premier League Division One South East club Spalding United.

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In February 2021, Nile Ranger returned to Southend United, signing on a month-by-month contract.

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Nile Ranger's injury was so severe that he was reported as being unlikely to play for the remainder of the season.

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26.

Nile Ranger himself claimed that Southend were not funding his travel to the sessions.

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In December 2021, Nile Ranger signed for National League club Boreham Wood.

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Nile Ranger made his debut for the England U19 team on 25 March 2009 against the Czech Republic U19s.

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Nile Ranger got his first goal for the Under-19s in his second match, against Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a headed effort.

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In 2007, at the age of 15, Nile Ranger was sentenced to 11 weeks in a Young Offenders Institute after being convicted of participating in street robbery in Muswell Hill, London.

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In May 2011 Nile Ranger was questioned by Newcastle after posing with a replica gun in a photograph.

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Nile Ranger was found not guilty of the charge in October 2012.

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The charge came only days after Nile Ranger had been reinstated to Newcastle United's first-team training after a three-month exile in the club's reserves.

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The front door of the property was badly damaged and Nile Ranger was arrested at the scene and later charged with criminal damage.

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On 14 March 2013, Nile Ranger was charged with common assault after an incident in Newcastle city centre.

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On 23 March 2014, Nile Ranger was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to a taxi in Liverpool.

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Nile Ranger said that he was enraged by being called a rapist by the driver.

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On 28 April 2014, Nile Ranger was charged with criminal damage after an incident at a block of flats in Swindon on 13 April.

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Nile Ranger was later fined for damage to the door of his flat in relation to this incident which was captured on CCTV, in an incident where he additionally appeared to strike his female companion three times in the face.

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In May 2014, Nile Ranger was found not guilty of being drunk in charge of his vehicle, after being found asleep in the driver's seat of his car on the M4 motorway.

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In December 2016, Nile Ranger was charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, in respect of offences alleged to have been committed in February 2015.